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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Givson Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Givson Singh Moirangthem
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|6|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Moirang]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| currentclub = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| clubnumber = 11
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]|
| youthyears1 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs1 = [[Minerva Punjab FC| Minerva Punjab]]
| youthclubs2 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| youthyears2 = 2016–2019
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| club-update = 26 February 2021
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Givson Singh''' (born 5 June 2002) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[Kerala Blasters|Kerala Blasters]] in the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters signs 18-yr-old Givson Singh|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-fc-indian-super-league-football-i-league-givson-singh-manipur-sports/article32394657.ece|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Youth and early career: 2014-2020===
Givson, who hails from [[Moirang]] started learning the tricks of the football under local coaches at an academy near his village before being scouted by I-League side [[Punjab F.C.|Punjab F.C]], then known as [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NxGn India: Meet Givson Singh - The midfielder quietly making a name for himself at Arrows {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/nxgn-indian-arrows-givson-singh-midfielder-name/w59ykd3xf74k1ka2nnzciqt9m|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> He was brought into the India youth set-up after impressing then India U17 coach [[Nicolai Adam]] with his performances for Minerva. Though he did not make the cut for the 2017 India U17 side, he was brought into the [[AIFF Elite Academy|All India Football Federation's Elite Academy]] in 2016. After spending three years at the academy, Givson was put onto the [[Indian Arrows]], an AIFF owned team that consisted of [[India national under-20 football team|India under-20]] players to give them playing time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NxGn India: From Rohit Danu to Vikram Pratap Singh - Meet the future of India {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/nxgn-2019-best-wonderkids-indian-football/ra3jup67r8u319apt9qyffu02|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> He made his first ever professional debut for a club in the [[2019–20 I-League]] in a match against [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala F.C]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NxGn India: Meet Givson Singh - The midfielder quietly making a name for himself at Arrows {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/nxgn-indian-arrows-givson-singh-midfielder-name/w59ykd3xf74k1ka2nnzciqt9m|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> He was brought in the 68th minute of the match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/06/india/i-league/aiff-xi/gokulam/3183692/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

He scored his first professional goal in a 2-1 win against [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers FC]] in the 78th minute on 28 December 2019. He also stepped up to convert an injury-time penalty to hand Arrows a draw against Punjab FC. He made a total of 16 appearances during the season and also provided 2 assists along with 2 goals.

===Kerala Blasters: 2020–present===
On 19 August 2020, it was announced that Givson has signed for [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters signs 18-yr-old Givson Singh|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-fc-indian-super-league-football-i-league-givson-singh-manipur-sports/article32394657.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312015613/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-fc-indian-super-league-football-i-league-givson-singh-manipur-sports/article32394657.ece|archive-date=12 March 2021|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref> He made his debut for the Blasters on 2 January 2020 against [[Mumbai City FC]], coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 January 2020|title=ISL 2020-21 highlights: Mumbai City FC beats Kerala Blasters FC 2-0|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/mcfc-vs-kbfc-mumbai-city-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-isl-live-score-streaming-updates/article33480215.ece|website=Sportstar Hindu|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> He totally made three apperances during his debut season with the club.

On 19 August 2021, Givson signed a three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters, keeping him at the club until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 August 2021|title=Givson Singh signs contract extension with Kerala Blasters|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-kerala-blasters-givson-singh-extends-contract|website=Khelnow|access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
Though he did not make the cut for the final squad for the 2017 India U-17 ,Givson was part of the [[India national under-17 football team|Indian U-16]] team that reached the quarterfinals of the [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]] in [[Malaysia]].Later he represented the U-17 side several times and made his U-19 debut against [[Russia national football team|Russia U-19]] in an international friendly on 4 June 2019.{{fact|date=September 2020}}

==Career statistics==
{{updated|2 January 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|moirangthem-givson-singh/595676}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|[[I-League]]||16||2||0||0||—||—||16||2
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2020–21 Kerala Blasters FC season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]||1||0||0||0||—||—||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!17!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!17!!2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Blasters FC squad}}

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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:RoundGlass Punjab FC players]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]

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